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WARREN -- A Warren man convicted of stealing an 1861-model firearm was given a five-year probation for the offense.
Andre McCain, 54, of 250 Tod Ave. NW, Apt. 3030, had pleaded guilty in November to a charge of attempted grand theft.
Common Pleas Judge Ronald J. Rice said Thursday the probation will be intensive supervision and begin with a stay at the Northeast Ohio Alternative Program, which the judge said will teach McCain life skills that he may have forgotten or never learned.
McCain, who his attorney Robert Lee Root III said was indigent, also will write a letter of apology to the Warren business where the gun was taken in June 2020. The police report termed the gun as a .41-caliber 1861 double-barrel Derringer pistol, and internet searches showed this type of pistol is valued between $1,000 and $3,000.
The Adult Probation Department determined that McCain will pay $800 in restitution, and McCain told the judge he could come up with a $50 per month payment plan. Rice had postponed the sentencing hearing from earlier in the month because McCain had not come up with a way to make restitution.
Also as part of his five-year probation, McCain -- who told the judge he has a sixth-grade education -- will have to obtain a GED.